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No. 9236,808. Patented Jan. 18,1881.

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Combined Por tma.'nteau and Camp Stool.

NQ. 236,808. Patented 1an. 18,1881.

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FRANCIS M. HAY, OF ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA.

COMBINED PORTMA'NTEAU AND CAMP-STOOL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 236,808, dated January 18, 1881. Application lfiled June 12, 1880. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, FRANCIS M. HAY, of Erie, Erie county, Pennsylvania, have invented a new device consisting ofa Portmanteau and a Camp-Stool Combined, and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the laccompanying drawings and the letters of reference marked thereon, lthe same forming a part of this specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a portmanteau with an attachment by which the same can be converted into a camp-stool. My invention is, however, not limited to portmanteaus, (by which term I mean what are called carpet-bags, hand-trunks,7 valises, V8rd,) but may be applied as Well to gun-cases, knapsacks, trunks, Src., some of which, by its application, would be more strictly tables than stools.

The purpose, scope, and adaptability of my invention will fully appear in the following general description.

My device is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, as follows:

Figure 1 is a perspective view ofthe combined portmanteau and camp-stool with the camp-stool legs folded and in place within the body of the portmanteau. Fig. 2 is a side view, and shows the legs extended so as to form a stool of the portmanteau. Fig. 3 is a similar View to Fig. 2, With parts broken away and other parts within in section. Fig. 4 is an end view with parts broken away and other parts within in section. ,t

In these drawings, A represents the body of the portmanteau or other case. B C are the legs; D, the rung joining the legs and pivoting the same together. A A are longitudinal openings in the side of the valise or case into which the legs fold when notin use, as shown in Fig. l. D is a transverse opening for the rung D to enter when the legs are thus folded.

When the legs are provided with crosspeces F to serve as feet to prevent the legs sinking into the earth, two other openings, f f, must be made transverse the side of the case or portmanteau. (See Figs. 3 and 4.)

These openings are all capped/on the inside -of the valise, so as to not form an openinginto the compartments of the case or portmanteau.

The caps for the openings or recesses A A', in-to which the legs fold, constitute cornerpieces Gr, formed of wood or other material. These are shown in longitudinal vertical section in Fig. 3 and in transverse vertical section in Fig. 4. rIhe openings A in these cornerpieceshave on their walls four grooves-viz., a a., which are on the side walls and run lengthwise of the valise, and H H, which are -on the top wall, and also run lengthwise of the valise. r.Ihe upper ends of the legs run in the groovesHH, and pins on the sides ofthe legs in the grooves a a, as the legs are changed from a folded to an extended position, and vice versa. The pins in the grooves a a prevent the upper ends of the legs from dropping out. The grooves H H prevent the legs binding by rubbing upon each other when being extended or folded. In the grooves H H are recesses or mortises g, into which the upper ends of the legs set when they are extended, as shown in Fig. 3.

A strap, E, may be used to hold the legs in place when folded or when extended, as shown in Figs. 1, 2, 3, 4.

The operation of my device is as follows: When the portmanteau or other case is not desired to be used as a stool or table the legs B C are folded into the openings A' and the strap E buckled down, as shown in Fig. 1. If it is desired, a leather apron or iap may be attached to the valise, so as to buckle over the side thereof and entirely cover the folded legs from view.

When it is desired to convert the valise into a stool the buckle of the strap is loosened and the valise is turned that side down. The lower ends of the legs will drop down, and the upper ends will find position in the sockets or mortises g g, and if the strap E is again buckled the legs will be kept in the sockets when the stool is raised from the ground. The position of the parts when opened is shown in Figs. 2, 3, 4.

As I havel before stated, the case need not be a portmanteau, but may be any kind of a portable case or desk as Well-as, for example, a gun-case or an instrument-case of any kind IOO (as, for example, an army-surgeons instrunient-case or an army-oticers writing and paper case) maybe provided with folding legs, as 1 have shown, and can be converted into a table or chair, according to its size, and if it is long enough to receive legs which will make it high enough for use as a table, the said legs can be adjusted so as to make it low enough for a seat by placing the sockets g in proper position therefor; or two sets of sockets g mayv be made, so that the legs can be adjusted in one set to form a seat and in the other set to form a table.

When constructed in the form of a portmanteau or valise, my device will be specially serviceable when carried on excursions or picnics, as it will serve as a lunclrhamper and as a seat, or it may be used to carry a bathingsnit and also serve as a seat when desired. When in the form of a guncasc it can be adjusted as a seat or as a table to stand convenient with cartridges, tvc., while shooting a match at pigeons or balls. \\hen in the form of an instrument-case-as, for example, for an armysurgeonit will be especially serviceable in field-work.

[am aware that trunks, travelinglmgs, campchests,&o., have been provided with legs to be brought into use to sustain the same t'or use as desks, tables, beds, chairs, &c., and I do not therefore claim the same as new, my invention consisting only in the construction of parts as hereinafter claimed.

What I claim as new is as follows:

1. The combination, with a portmanteau or other portable case, of grooved and recessed pieces ou one side of said ease and folding legs adapted, substantially as shown, to fold together upon one side of said case, or to be extended therefrom and support the same for use as a seat or stand, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

2. The combination, with a portmanteau or other portable case, of longitudinal and transverse openings on one side thereof, and fold ing legs adapted, substantially as described, to fold together within said openings, or to be extended therefrom and support said case for use as a seat or stand, substantially as and for the purposes mentioned.

3. The combination, with a portmanteau or other portable case, of longitudinal and transverse openings on one side thereof, said longitudinal openings having 1ongitudinally grooved walls, and legs adapted, substantially as herein set forth, to fold Within said openings, or to be extended therefrom and support said portmanteau or case for use as a seat or stand, substantially as set forth.

4. The combination, with the top ofa folding seat or stand, ofopenings A A 1)', having in the said openings A A' grooves H H and a a, and sockets g g, and legs B C, and rung D, the upper ends of said legs being adjusted Within said grooves, and said legs and rung being adapted, substantially as shown, to fold within said openings, for the purposes mentioned.

1n witness that 1 claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this 8th day of June, l 1880.

y FRANCIS M. HAY. Witnesses:

JNo. K. IIALLOCK,

FRANK W. GRIsWoLD. 

